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EDMONTON -- Alberta's chief medical officer of health revealed who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in the next phase of vaccinations as Phase 2A began on Monday.3 `& C; T M/ A' w; i4 H
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With Phase 2B slated to begin in April, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Albertans with high-risk underlying health conditions would be able to get the COVID-19 shot.
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
2 D: F5 P/ V6 u D0 EChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;& n( m9 e" @5 [: Q2 \6 ^% M
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
2 W* B6 L+ H& f2 _4 R1 s3 w Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;: H, W8 [ g4 O% _& ^# B* d
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Pregnancy;
1 L0 r6 n3 P8 S% [3 g: S% U; ?# d Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
) O& B+ r: Y( F, }: P1 N8 u Severe obesity;
; N! W4 T0 E) \. G* N- g7 I& P, {) G; l Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
7 V, u3 K6 l3 N; Z+ W Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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"The health conditions that we are prioritizing were carefully considered from our experience in Alberta and evidence around the world," Hinshaw said. "All of these conditions are associated with a higher risk of death or hospitalization even in younger age groups when comparing their risks to those for people ages 50-64 with no underlying conditions."9 I% ^# u+ [/ }7 u
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